Kevin Jones

About 12 years ago a good friend of mine bought a box of records from a local church fete. The elderly lady was selling home made cakes and underneath her stall was a box of records. How much for the records he asked, a £1 she said. Well I only have a couple of quid left after buying some of your cakes. No £1 for the box she said, so he bought them. He brought the box for me to take a look at as none of them he knew and none were soul records, they were all unplayed demos of late 60s psychedelic records. In the box was the two records by Listen on unplayed demos, plus loads more rare records. He sold the records bit by bit and he got £500 then for the Listen singles. Kev

The Following Records Are For Sale. Postage is £2.80 for the first record plus 30p each any additional. All Record Conditions Are As Listed. Any Issues Then Please Come Back To Me. Payment Is By Paypal and as F & F. David Ruffin – Walk Away From Love – Japanese Motown Picture Sleeve – Record & Sleeve - Ex+ £15 Al Wilson – The Snake – Very Rare Japanese Liberty Picture Sleeve – Record & Sleeve Ex+ £15 Walter Jackson – Touching In The Dark – UK Bluebird – Ex+ £20 Dushons – Better Think It Over – Down To Earth Records Repress – Ex £15 Garland Green – Jealous Kind Of Fella – US UNI – EX+ £8 Archie Bell – Here I Go Again – UK Atlantic – VG+ £8 The Following Records Are All At £5 Each. Wilson Picket – Mr. Magic Man – UK RCA - Ex Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She Have A Friend – UK Chi-Sound – Ex Bobby Womack – Harry Hippie – UK United Artists – Ex Fat Larry’s Band – Centre City – UK WMOT Records – VG+ Wilton Felder – Inherit The Wind – UK MCA Records – Ex The Joneses – Hey Babe – UK Mercury – VG+ Tommy Hunt – Loving On The Losing Side – UK Spark – Ex Harold Melvin – The Love I Lost – UK Phil. Int. – VG to VG+ The Main Ingredient – Looks Like Rain – US RCA – Ex Bo Kirkland 7 Ruth Davis – You’re Gonna Get Next To Me – Ex Jonnie Taylor – Hold On This Time – US Stax – Ex Arthur Adams – You Got The Floor – UK RCA – Ex Lowrell – Mellow Mellow Right On – UK AI Records – Ex Jerry Butler – Never Give You Up – US Mercury – VG+ Johnnie Taylor – Love Is Better In The A.M. – UK CBS DEMO – Ex Bloodstone – Natural High – UK Decca – VG+ The Intruders – Nice Girl Like You – Phil. Int – Ex O. C Smith – Just Couldn’t Help Myself – UK Caribou – Ex (Great Record Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She Have A Friend – US Chi-Sound – VG+ Tavares & Freda Payne – I Wanna See You Soon – UK Capitol – Ex (Great 70s)

Such sad, sad news. Got to know John and Carol from Soul In The Sun, Keffalonia and many other places. A real gentleman and yes a huge Maxine Brown fan. Our condolences go to Carol and all the family. R.I.P John and thank you for your friendship. Kev & Sue

The Following records are for sale. Payment is by PayPal F & F or add 4%. Postage is as follows, £2.80 – 2nd Class Large Letter Tracked 48 Hour – Up to £20 £3.60 – Regular 1st Class (Insured to £20, Buyers risk over that amount) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, Buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Please PM me if interested. Ben E. King – The Record – US Atco – Ex £6 The Profiles – Take A Giant Step – US Goldie – Ex+ £80 Bobby Womack – Home Is Where The Heart Is – UK CBS – EX- (Has a small edge crack which does not affect the play and slight crackle for the first 10 seconds) – Hence £30 Julian Covey – A Little Bit Hurt – UK Island – Ex++ - £30

Michael, I have the following numbers. All are in really nice condition with no rips or tears. No yellowing to the pages. Only No. 7 and 17 has a some very slight creasing to the cover, but thought best to mention it. When you flick through some of the pages it is dead weird because it just transports you back in time and I was thinking I remember that, I went there, I bought that ! I know some of the numbers you already have but if you need cleaner copies to replace then these are all in nice condition, especially for nearly 60 years old. Just let me know what you think. Regards Kev The numbers are, 6, 7, 8, 11 to 23 inclusive.

Michael, I will take a look and get back to you. Regards Kev

Such sad news, a real professional and a true gent. Met him on a few occasions and a mind of information from the artists of the 60s. RIP Mr. Hunt and thank you for the music. My favourite Tommy Hunt song written by Van Mcoy. Check it out on Youtube. I Don't Want To Lose You - Atlantic Records

Worldwide Picture Covers & Discs. Postage is £4 signed for and that is for up to 3 records. Please PM me if interested. Four Tops EP – Japanese Motown 4 Track – Sleeve and Record VG to VG+. £5 The Spinners – I’ll Be Around – German Atlantic Release – Sleeve VG+, Record VG- (Has marks and plays with some slight crackle.) £3 Joe Turner – Two Loves Have I – French Phillips Release – Sleeve VG+, Record VG to VG+ and plays fine. £25 Lou Rawls – See You When I Get There – Dutch Phil. Int – Sleeve VG+, Record VG- (Has marks and a bit of crackle for first few seconds but otherwise plays fine) £6 Edwin Starr – War – Japanese Motown – Sleeve EX, Record EX (Sticker on label) £10 Edwin Starr – Love The Lonely Peoples Prayer – French Motown – Sleeve VG+, Record VG+ £10

Hey Girl from the LP. The Temptations cover of the Freddie Scott classic on Colpix. Paul Williams just oozes soul on this.

His contribution to The Motown Sound was incredible. So much hard work that he put in and so much research. It was very much appreciated. R.I.P Keith and condolences to Keith's family.

Hi Mal, I went into a record shop in Toronto and what started as a worst experience turned out to be a great experience. The shop was full of all genres of albums, all very nice but all way overpriced. I asked if there were any singles/45s and the guy said in the basement. I went down there and I found boxes and boxes of unplayed records. After about 2 hours of The Partridge Family, Perry Como, The Osmonds and other great delights I came to the last box. In the last few records were Bill Harris, Kurt Harris, Mighty Pope and a Barbara Mcnair. I went upstairs and asked the price. He said "I will just go on the computer and check the values as I know nothing about 45s". My heart sank as he went into the office. Out he came and said the computer has crashed and you will have to come back later. I said that I couldn't as I was due to meet my wife who had gone shopping in the mall. He pulled a awkward face and said "How about $30 for the four" I could have hugged him. I paid the $30 canadian and made a sharp exit. Regards Kev

Dave, Was the guy on the small side and probably in his 40s or 50s then. I went into a shop in Pittsburgh and the guy said are you a Brit and I said no I'm Welsh. He said that's ok then as I didn't think he knew where Wales was. He said take no notice of the prices on the covers as I will do you a great deal. I picked out about 15 singles and went to the counter. He had a pencil behind his ear and put in his hand and started re-marking the prices on the sleeves as double. I asked what he was doing and said the prices were old and needed to be updated. I said forget it and started to walk out of the shop. He started following me and said your are a Brit just trying to rip people off, so F off out of my shop. Gutted really as there were some nice records, but hey the principle of it all. Kev

I would like to nominate The Five Heartbeats. A great movie and some brilliant songs and dance moves. Possibly based around The Temptations.

The following records are £15 each. Postage is £3.50 for the first and £1 each additional due to the weight. The records and sleeves are EX++ to M- They include the lyric sheets in English and Japanese. Real Quality vinyl discs with Anti-Static Inner Sleeves. The Drifters - Ruby Baby - Atlantic Bobby Hebb - Sunny (Includes Love Love Love) - Phillips The O'Jays - Breaking Through - UA/Imperial The Drifters - All About The Drifters - Atlantic (Includes Drip Drop and with OBI Strip) Johnny Bristol - Strangers In Dark Corners - Really Nice Globe Promo Various Artists - The Golden Motown Sound - Tamla Motown (Great Classic 60s Tracks in a Gatefold Sleeve) Curtis Mayfield - Live In Chicago - UK Buddah NOT A JAPANESE RELEASE But A Great Album. In A Gatefold Cover

Sent you a PM Stuart.

The following records are for sale. All are in Ex to M- condition unless stated otherwise. Postage is £2 for the first disc plus 20p each additional disc. Four Tops – It Would Almost (Drive Me Out Of My Mind) – US ABC (Very In-Demand) £60 - Insured Postage Recommended Main Ingredient – Magic Shoes – US RCA – (M_) £25 Bargain Main Ingredient – Everything Man – UK Power Exchange – (The Best Version IMHO) £15 Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She have A Friend – US Chi-Sound – (Two great sides) £6 Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She have A Friend – UK Chi-Sound – (Two great sides) £6 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – I’m Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore – US United Artists (EX) £8 Universal Love/J.P. Robinson – It’s You Girl/ Our Day Is Here – Basement Soul Records – (M-) £20 Four Tops – Best 4 - Japanese EP (VG+, Very slight creasing on sleeve and a few marks but plays fine) £12 The Temptations – My Girl – Japanese Picture Sleeve (Ex) £12 Fantastic Four – I Love You Madly – US Ric Tic (Ex) £5 Edwin Starr – It Ain’t Fair – UK Hippodrome – (EX+) £5 The following are all £4 Each. Chi-Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind – UK Brunswick – M- O. C. Smith – Just Couldn’t Help Myself – US Caribou – VG+ The Joneses – Hey Babe – UK Mercury – VG++ Jerry Butler – Never Give You Up – US Mercury – EX Issac Hayes – Wonderful – US Enterprise – EX Tyrone Davis – I Had It All The Time – US Dakar – EX+ The Intruders – Hang On In There – US Gamble – EX+

The following records are for sale. All are in Ex to M- condition unless stated otherwise. Postage is £2 for the first disc plus 20p each additional disc. Four Tops – It Would Almost (Drive Me Out Of My Mind) – US ABC (Very In-Demand) £60 - Insured Postage Recommended Brown Sugar – The Game Is Over – US Capitol – (EX) £65 - Insured Postage Recommended Main Ingredient – Magic Shoes – US RCA – (M_) £25 Bargain Main Ingredient – Everything Man – UK Power Exchange – (The Best Version IMHO) £15 Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She have A Friend – US Chi-Sound – (Two great sides) £6 Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She have A Friend – UK Chi-Sound – (Two great sides) £6 Martha & Vandellas – My Baby Loves Me – US Gordy (VG+) £10 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – I’m Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore – US United Artists (EX) £8 Universal Love/J.P. Robinson – It’s You Girl/ Our Day Is Here – Basement Soul Records – (M-) £20 Four Tops – Best 4 - Japanese EP (VG+, Very slight creasing on sleeve and a few marks but plays fine) £12 The Temptations – My Girl – Japanese Picture Sleeve (Ex) £12 Fantastic Four – I Love You Madly – US Ric Tic (Ex) £5 Edwin Starr – It Ain’t Fair – UK Hippodrome – (EX+) £5 The following are all £4 Each. Wilton Felder – Inherit The Wind – UK MCA – M- Chi-Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind – UK Brunswick – M- O. C. Smith – Just Couldn’t Help Myself – US Caribou – VG+ The Joneses – Hey Babe – UK Mercury – VG++ Jerry Butler – Never Give You Up – US Mercury – EX Issac Hayes – Wonderful – US Enterprise – EX Tyrone Davis – I Had It All The Time – US Dakar – EX+ The Intruders – Hang On In There – US Gamble – EX+

Great 70s from The Main Ingredient. On US RCA in birth sleeve. The record is EX+ but has a very small mark in the fade out where the music fades out and there are about 5 very small clicks. Not sure if it is some slight glue residue but I have left it as is. Apart from that, the record plays great all the way through. £35 plus £2. 50 postage signed for.

I have the greatest respect for Bruce Springsteen. A great singer, songwriter artist and performer, but sorry his latest release is ! ! ! oh dear. I heard it on Steve Wright yesterday afternoon and thought what next. Maybe Liz Truss and Keir Starmer doing a cover version of TWO CAN HAVE A PARTY (Well it's not really a Party) or even Boris Johnson covering Cloud Nine. Motown is always good to make a few bob for some people. Only my humble opinion. Kev

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Thanks for all your hard work Mike. You have worked tirelessly to give everyone a 5 Star site which encompasses everything related to SOUL. Enjoyed and appreciated by many, many people.

PM sent to you.

The following records are for sale. All are in Ex to EX+ condition unless stated otherwise. Postage is £2 for the first disc plus 30p each additional disc. Four Tops – It Would Almost (Drive Me Out Of My Mind) – US ABC (Very In-Demand) £70 - Insured Postage Recommended Main Ingredient – Everything Man – UK Power Exchange – (The Best Version IMHO) £10 The Main Ingredient – Happiness Is Around The Bend – UK RCA (Classic Dancer) £6 Gene Chandler – Let Me Make Love To You/Does She have A Friend – US Chi-Sound – (Two great sides) £6 General Crook – The Best Years Of My Life – US Wand DEMO – (Lovely track) £6 Martha & Vandellas – My Baby Loves Me – US Gordy (VG+) £10 Hank Levine – Image – UK HMV (EX Copy in HMV Sleeve, Radio Luxembourg Theme) £10 Tony Clarke – Landslide – UK Chess (VG+) £6 Richard Popcorn Wylie – Rosemary What Happened – UK Grapevine (M- and 1st Release on label) £5 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – I’m Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore – US United Artists (EX) £8 Eugene Record – Overdose Of Joy – Love Vinyl - Re-issue (Ex) £8 Universal Love/J.P. Robinson – It’s You Girl/ Our Day Is Here – Basement Soul Records – (M-) £15 Four Tops – Best 4 - Japanese EP (VG+, Very slight creasing on sleeve and a few marks but plays fine) £15 Four Tops – Best 4 - Japanese EP (VG+, Very slight creasing on sleeve and a few marks but plays fine) £15 Second Copy The Temptations – My Girl – Japanese Picture Sleeve (VG++) £15 No Centre Martha & Vandellas – My Baby Loves Me – US Gordy (EX, Nice Copy) £17 Joey De Lorenzo – Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl – Fabulous Records (M-) £70 - Insured Postage Recommended

Love his version of Ask The Lonely from the LP. A great all round talent and another sad passing of great artists. Kev